[.ca] The Waterstone (ISBN 076362294X)

From Amazon.com:
The small world of the Fisher folk is drying up. The water in their green pond is lower every day, and the stream that feeds it has shrunk to a trickle. Young Tad (short for Tadpole) and his little sister, Birdie, set out with their father, Pondleweed, on a journey upstream to find the cause of this disastrous Drying Time, at the beginning of a quest that will lead them into strange adventures and terrible danger. When Pondleweed is enticed by mysterious music into drowning himself in a sinister black pool, the children take refuge with a wizened dryad, who helps Tad to realize that he has been given a magical gift that will help him save the Fishers and the other two tribes who make up the world, but not without sacrifice and terror. This delightful miniature heroic fantasy is beautifully realized, from the details of the Fisher's tiny domestic arrangements to the eerie echoes of classical mythology. Rebecca Rupp has created a satisfyingly complete world, with its water-oriented Fishers, gypsy Hunters, and furry Diggers, overseen by the tree spirit Dryads, the earth spirit Kobolds, and the water spirit Nixies, all subject to the majestic Great Rune and the death-owl Obd. Despite his heroic role, Tad is a real boy, and that and the antics of his comical watchfrog, Pippit, keep this charming tale from becoming too solemn. (Ages 10 to 14) --Patty Campbell

The Waterstone:
The Waterstone was a great fun-filled adventure book. At the very begining it just pulls you in. I couldent stop reading. It's about a boy tad and theres a secret about him that nobody knows not even him...YET. There pond is dring and they dont know why. Tad his sister Birdie and his dad Pondleweed go on a adventure to figuar out why there is no more water. They meet all diffrent creatures, tribes and witches. Whose good? Whose bad? We dont know.I dont want to spoil the book for you. so read The Waterstone and find out for yourself whose good and whose bad and what Tad's secret really is!!!!

The Book:
The WaterStone Tad, a boy of a fisher tribe is really worried about his village and his family. After he had almost drowned in the lake he has been hearing strange voices. And if that's not enough to keep him worried the lake is drying up any way. So his father, Pondleweed and his sister Birdie (RedBird) go out into the world to see why the lake drying up when it shouldn't. When the 3 of them go out into then world they meet some troubles but they can get through it. One of the troubles was, they met another tribe and they wanted to capture Tad as a prisoner they put him in a dungeon, but later he escaped. I would recommend this book for people that like adventure and for people who like to fit clues together.

Becky's Best:
I loved this book! Tad (Tadpole), the main character and one of the Fisher tribe, Birdie (Redbird), his little sister, and Pondleweed, their father, notice something is wrong when the water level at their pond (the family lives in a tree by a pond) is dangerously low. The supicious Fisher family, aware of their peril if the water level continued to drop, journeys upstream to get to the root of the problem. There Pondleweed disappears in a big black lake, and Tad and Birdie are left to themselves to help save the world from Drying completely. They then employ the help of a Dryad, which is a tree spirit, a Kobold, an earth spirit, two new friends (one is a Hunter, the other, a Digger), and the unity of all the tribes, Diggers, Hunters, and Fishers, to help fight the water-hogging Nixies and to get back the Waterstone. If you like fantasy, action, and a teeny-tiny bit of romance (just a little bit!), you'll like this book!

Becky's Best:
I loved this book! Tad (Tadpole), the main character and one of the Fisher tribe, Birdie (Redbird), his little sister, and Pondleweed, their father, notice something is wrong when the water level at their pond (the family lives in a tree by a pond) is dangerously low. The supicious Fisher family, aware of their peril if the water level continued to drop, journeys upstream to get to the root of the problem. There Pondleweed disappears in a big black lake, and Tad and Birdie are left to themselves to help save the world from Drying completely. They then employ the help of a Dryad, which is a tree spirit, a Kobold, an earth spirit, two new friends (one is a Hunter, the other, a Digger), and the unity of all the tribes, Diggers, Hunters, and Fishers, to help fight the water-hogging Nixies and to get back the Waterstone. If you like fantasy, action, and a teeny-tiny bit of romance (just a little bit!), you'll like this book!

Becky's Best:
I loved this book! Tad (Tadpole), the main character and one of the Fisher tribe, Birdie (Redbird), his little sister, and Pondleweed, their father, notice something is wrong when the water level at their pond (the family lives in a tree by a pond) is dangerously low. The supicious Fisher family, aware of their peril if the water level continued to drop, journeys upstream to get to the root of the problem. There Pondleweed disappears in a big black lake, and Tad and Birdie are left to themselves to help save the world from Drying completely. They then employ the help of a Dryad, which is a tree spirit, a Kobold, an earth spirit, two new friends (one is a Hunter, the other, a Digger), and the unity of all the tribes, Diggers, Hunters, and Fishers, to help fight the water-hogging Nixies and to get back the Waterstone. If you like fantasy, action, and a teeny-tiny bit of romance (just a little bit!), you'll like this book!